Lord William Campbell

Lord William Campbell (July 11, 1730 – September 4, 1778) is from a Scottish family loyal to the British Crown.

His father is John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll.

From 1752 to 1760, he serves in the Royal Navy in India.

In 1762, because of the Seven Years' War, he is scheduled to serve in America.

He meets and marries  a lady named Sarah Izard from South Carolina in 1763.

His brother-in-law is a future American rebel and member of the Second Continental Congress, Ralph Izard.

In 1764, they return  to Britain where he becomes a member of Parliament, representing the family seat in Argyllshire.

In 1766 he is appointed Governor of Nova Scotia, a position he holds until 1773.

In June 1775, at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, Campbell becomes the last British Governor of South Carolina, a position for which he has lobbied hard, because his wife is from South Carolina.

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